Improvement in bronzing-machines



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Bronzing-Machines.

Patnted Aug.18,1874.'

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

WILLIAM D. OOOKE, OE RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES L.COOKE, OF STAUNTON, VIRGINIA.

, IMPROVEMENT IN BRONZlNG-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 154,226, dated August18, 1874 application filed May 23, 1874. r

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. 000102, of Raleigh, in the county of\Vake and in the State of North Carolina, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Bronzing- Machines; and do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a machine for bronzing labels, cards, &c., as will be hereinaftermore fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a longitudinal verticalsection, of my machine.

A represents a'box or case of any suitable dimensions. At one end of thebox is a concave receptacle or pan, B, for containing and supplying thebrouzing material, and in the same revolves a roller, 0, which iscovered with a soft thick cloth, a, as shown in Fig. 2. Above thisroller is a small feed-roller, D, as shown. Gr, G and G representbrush-rollers, the surfaces of which are formed of wool or In the casingA are further arranged two series of rollers, E E E and H H H H H, allthe rollers being arranged substantially in the manner shown in Fig. 2.Around the two sets of rollers E and amount of bronze to be distributed,the latter depending upon the kind and quality of work to be done. Theroller E and brush Gr have their bearings in adjustable slides I I inthe sides of the box, for the purpose of tightening the cords d, and toregulate the pressure of the brushes G and G The cords b are kept tightby means of an adjustable tighteningroller, J. The other rollers allhave their bearings in the sides of the box A, and they are all revolvedby means of suitable belts, gearing, or other means.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The bronze is placed in thereceptacle B, from which it is taken up by the roller 0, and receivedupon the card or label, which enters the machine, face down, from afeed-table arranged opposite the aperture K in the end of the box. Thepaper is pressed upon the bronzin g-roller by the small roller D, whichinsures its taking up the bronze. It then passes between the two seriesof cords b and d, over the brush Gr, which fastens the bronze. It thenpasses over the brush G, which polishes the bronze. Then it passes underthe brush G which removes the bronze-dust which may ad-' here to theback of the label, and then passes out of the box finished at theaperture L. The bronze that is brushed off from thepaper, &c., fallsinto a pan to be placed on the bottom of the box A, from whence it canbe removed and used again, thus saving all the bronze.

- Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' 1. The combination of theadjustable bronzereceptac-le B, cloth-covered roller 0, andpressure-roller D, substantially as and for the purposes herein setforth.

2. The combination, in a bronzing-machine, of the adjustablebronze-receptacle B, bronzing-roller G, with pressure-roller D, fasteningbrush Gr, polishing-brush G cleaning-brush G the two series ofrollers E and H, and the two series of cords b and d, all constructedand arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this15th day of April, 1874.

WILLIAM D. COOKE.

Witnesses:

W. J. PRIMRosE, JORDAN WoMBLE, Jr.

